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LNG by Rail Rule Suspension

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The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suspending a rule that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail in specialized tank cars, starting 31 October 2023. This final rule overturns a Trump-era rule...more

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PHMSA Announces Proposed Rulemaking Affecting Natural Gas Distribution Systems

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On Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the forthcoming publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to improve safety...more

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U.S. Transportation Department Grants States $64.4 Million to Bolster Pipeline Safety

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On Aug. 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the grant of $64.4 million to states to improve the safety of pipelines and underground natural...more

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Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines Subject to Federal Oversight by PHMSA

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The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule on November 2, 2021 expanding the applicability of the federal pipeline safety regulations to certain...more

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PHMSA issues NPRM to temporarily suspend transport of LNG by rail

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On 8 November 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to propose a temporary suspension of transport...more

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GAO Calls on PHMSA to Update LNG Regulations

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency that conducts audits, evaluations, and investigations for the United States Congress, issued a report titled “Natural Gas Exports: Updated Guidance and Regulations Could...more

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PHMSA Issues Final LNG By Rail Regulation

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued on June 19, 2020, its Final Rule for publication in the Federal Register. Once the Final Rule takes effect 30...more

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PHMSA Issues Final Rule on Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Establishing a Phased-in, Multi-Year Timeframe for Integrity...

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On February 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued its long-awaited Final Rule establishing safety regulations applicable to underground...more

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PHMSA Considering Recommendations for Transport of LNG By Rail

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According to a recent filing,1 the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is considering recommendations to increase the outer tank shell for the DOT-113 tank car in...more

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The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more

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Transporting Skid Tanks: Mark Morgan (PMAA Weekly Review) Addresses Hazardous Materials Regulations Issues

Mark S. Morgan authored an article in the December 13th Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) publication, PMAA Weekly Review titled: U.S. DOT hazardous Material Requirements for Transporting “Empty” Skid...more

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PHMSA proposes new rule authorizing the transport of LNG by rail

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to authorize the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by...more

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PHMSA Issues NPRM for LNG by Rail

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On October 24, 2019, The U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register following its earlier...more

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Hazardous Materials Regulations Compliance: Jail Time May Be Waiting

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The transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) is an subject that holds significant safety implications for carriers, shippers, intermediaries and the general public. Compliance programs and their requirements vary widely...more

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State of Washington Rail Transport Crude Oil Volatility Rules: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Public...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a July 24th Public Notice and Invitation to Comment (“Notice”) addressing the states of North Dakota and Montana’s (“States”) request...more

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Transportation of LNG by Rail Keeps Chugging Along

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As described in previous blog posts on May 7, 2018 and March 13, 2018, regulatory changes are needed before liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be transported by rail tanker cars under applicable Hazardous Materials and Carriage...more

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FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU for LNG Projects

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As previously reported, on Aug. 31, 2018, Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Howard "Skip" Elliott, Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: AOMA/PMAA Reminder Regarding HAZMAT Registration

The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) and its state chapter The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) published in their June 15th newsletters a reminder regarding the United States Department of...more

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Transporting LNG by Rail is One Step Closer

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On May 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) finally responded to the Petition for Rulemaking filed by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). As...more

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Is LNG by Rail Coming to New England?

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A recent Boston Globe editorial entitled “Gas-by-train? Beacon Hill Opens The Door” suggests that liquefied natural gas (LNG) may be arriving by train to New England from the shale gas region in Pennsylvania in the future....more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates Pipeline Safety Violations and Declines Auer Deference

On August 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in the case of ExxonMobil Pipeline Company v. U.S. Department of Transportation. In May of 2013, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company’s (ExxonMobil)...more

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Natural Gas Pipeline and Underground Storage: Recent Developments in Pipeline Safety

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This Client Alert notes two recent updates in the area of natural gas pipeline and underground natural gas storage safety. Latham & Watkins will continue to provide updates as additional events unfold in this area of rapid...more

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Federal and State Regulation of the Safety of Pipelines and Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities

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This White Paper provides general background on the regulation of natural gas pipelines with special emphasis on underground storage, as context for recent and ongoing developments in this area by the Pipeline and Hazardous...more

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PHMSA Sets Standards to Enhance Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities

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On December 14, 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), issued an Interim Final Rule (the “IFR”) to implement safety standards for the...more

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PHMSA Implements New Emergency Safety Authority Effective Immediately

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On October 3, 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) establishing when and how it will issue Emergency Orders to address imminent safety hazards across...more

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